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Author Archives: Jason Sperber (daddy in a strange land)
compromise
I debated whether or not to write about this. This morning, thinking about what I’d write tonight at my parents’ computer after the girls went to sleep in my childhood bedroom, I figured I’d muse about how different it was … Continue reading
wordless wednesday: thankful
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Tagged family portraits, gratitude, nablopomo, nablopomo day 23, Patrick Ang, photography, wordless Wednesday
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by the book
Today, while I was cooking dinner and doing other household chores, The Button kept following me around with a board book in her hand saying, “Daddy, can you read to us?” over and over again. [“Us,” even though it was … Continue reading
the holiday letter
As Thanksgiving fast approaches, I’m ever more cognizant of the fact that I need to get my ass in gear and get the annual holiday letter done. The family photo shoot‘s done, la dra.’s card design mock-ups are on the … Continue reading
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Tagged Christmas, Christmas cards, family, holiday letter, holidays, nablopomo, nablopomo day 21, traditions, writing
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joy of cooking
Today I spent the better part of a drizzly, gray Sunday afternoon cooking for my friends and family. After all the prep and the chopping and the cooking and the checking and the tasting, all the juggling of cooking times … Continue reading
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Tagged All About Braising, braising, cooking, entertaining, friendship, hobbies, Molly Stevens, nablopomo, nablopomo day 20, nourishment, SAHDs
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naptime
Today I took a nap. And it was good. I like to take naps. If I could take a nap every day, I would. I don’t know what it is about taking care of children that is so draining. I … Continue reading
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Tagged fatherhood, nablopomo, nablopomo day 19, SAHD, self-care, sleep
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night shift
So, this is day 18 of NaBloPoMo, and I’ve managed to keep the habit going except for the one night I was unable to get online or have access to WordPress. Week-and-a-half left. Have I written only great stuff? No. … Continue reading
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Tagged creativity, nablopomo, nablopomo day 18, the writing life, time management, work-life balance, writing
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the mouth
Cute, right? I mean, there’s no doubt—The Button is a frakkin’ adorable kid. The crazy little dances she does, the funny things that come out of her mouth, and the expressions she makes on that face, which that same mouth … Continue reading
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Tagged defiance, nablopomo, nablopomo day 17, oral fixation, parenting, toddlers
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#asiandadspotting: pnc grow up great
Usually, this sort of thing would be reserved for a post over on Rice Daddies [and I will post this over there soon, I promise] but, well, it’s NaBloPoMo, and just past the halfway mark, so here it is. Asian American dads … Continue reading
grownup talk and teh internetz is magic
Several times in recent days I’ve been reminded how powerful a tool the internet is for connecting people. I started blogging, about being a stay-at-home-dad, because, in the absence of a like-minded community on the ground, I had discovered a … Continue reading
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Tagged blogging, community, friendship, internet, nablopomo, nablopomo day 15, social networking
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